> Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 13:16:15 EST
> From: EMERYSTORA
> Subject: GMC: Non Florida Palmetto Bugs
>
> I visited my mother in Florida last January and got into an argument with her about
> Palmetto Bugs being cockroaches. She was adamant that they were not. I found a web
> site with pictures to prove my point.
Ya'll know....here in Houston we have so many kinds of roaches, that they are largely
grouped as "inside" and "outside" roaches. Whereas it's somewhat of a disgrace for a
house to have "inside" roaches, the other are explained away as merely "visiting",
and that's acceptable.
The "outside" roaches, easily 2'' or more long, and which will fly at you, are also
referred to as Tree Roaches or Water Bugs, but a roach by any other name, etc,
etc...!
PS: I think the Tree roach has been nominated as the state bird...like, the state
flower (at least in Houston) is Mildew *_~
A. Henderson - Houston (we're looking at temps to 80 this week...I'd rather it be
colder!)
http://gmc76.tripod.com
> From: EMERYSTORA
> Subject: GMC: Non Florida Palmetto Bugs
>
> I visited my mother in Florida last January and got into an argument with her about
> Palmetto Bugs being cockroaches. She was adamant that they were not. I found a web
> site with pictures to prove my point.
Ya'll know....here in Houston we have so many kinds of roaches, that they are largely
grouped as "inside" and "outside" roaches. Whereas it's somewhat of a disgrace for a
house to have "inside" roaches, the other are explained away as merely "visiting",
and that's acceptable.
The "outside" roaches, easily 2'' or more long, and which will fly at you, are also
referred to as Tree Roaches or Water Bugs, but a roach by any other name, etc,
etc...!
PS: I think the Tree roach has been nominated as the state bird...like, the state
flower (at least in Houston) is Mildew *_~
A. Henderson - Houston (we're looking at temps to 80 this week...I'd rather it be
colder!)
http://gmc76.tripod.com
